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Comment by 156400

I pity the fool.

Comment by 167458

Obvious Mr. T reference.

Comment by devvvour

I pity the fool that won't do this achievment!

Comment by Belse

I guess it´s still unknown if you have to actually enter one of Naxxrama´s instances or just stand at the summoning stone to do this achievment. But since the minimap says Naxxramas I think you should be able to do it without actually enter an instance. So it´s still possible that you can do this achievment without being 80. I was a little worried about this myself untill I realised this. But we can´t be sure untill Love is in the air begins.

Comment by 296933

Has anyone got markers for the exact points we have to put it down or can we put it anywhere in the area..?
E.g The Arathi Basin Black Smith - do we put it in the graveyard, the hut, near the flag..?

Comment by Chiba

I guess as long as you're in the zone called "Blacksmith" it will count.

Comment by 133472

This macro will work properly, just tested with a vanity pet. You will need to hit the macro twice, however, it will not summon a 2nd love fool, and will prevent you from wasting a love fool if there's already one at your location.

/cleartarget
/tar Love Fool
/pity
/stopmacro
/use Love Fool

Comment by Sscorpio

You need enter both Naxxramas and Cavern of time : Culling of Stratholme to achieve these parts of the achievements.

Comment by Divyraen

I don't see anyone mentioning this. From what the achievement text says, I'd imagine it possible to get credit for the achievement without being the one who drops the Love Fool.

As long as someone in the raid/party drops down this Love Fool, you will be able to /pity it and get the credit.

Hell.. 25 people taking out their Love Fool isn't exactly a pleasant image.

Comment by mouseno4

No i wasted a love fool thinking along those lines. No you must be IN naxxramas for it to give credit. I spawned it right AT the portal and the stone.

You need to be in a raid group and on the other side of the portal.

Comment by 304451

The Love Fool is no other than Love Fool.

Comment by 289079

You HAVE to be inside Naxx to complete this achievement..

I tried twice outside, and it didn't count.
Once I went inside, It worked.

Comment by Amante

Do you have to do it yourself or can you /pity other peoples love fools?

Comment by 317558

Has anyone been able to confirm the minimum level to enter Naxx, and thus complete this achievement (and get the title)? I've seen conflicting information throughout the web.

Comment by Bauken

a very easy way to get the naxx part, just invite one person to your party and convert to a raid. you can then enter, even if the other person is on a different continent. trust me, it works. I partied with a lvl 3 orc hunter, converted to a raid and it let me in.

Comment by 233955

A note about the Gurubashi Arena part... You AND the dummy have to be in the Battle Ring part of the arena. It won't work if the dummy is on the ramp of the arena.

Comment by Seprest

Just got 5 in one, pretty nice, me and friend doing at same time btw.

Comment by Zeerus

There seems to be alot of confusion here reguarding the AB one.
Just enter an AB, run to the island (anywhere is fine, as long as txt shows up on your screen saying 'Blacksmith'), Drop the fool, /pity and you're done!
/afk or Stay the AB. :D

Comment by TomWolf

Arathi Basin - Drop inside the black smith in the middle of the battleground. (or around it, I find inside easier to get done if you just wanna do it and leave)
Culling of Stratholme - Take the portal from Dalaran (violet citadel, upper floor to the left). CoS is located directly south of the entrance to the lair. (south east of the lair) Just go in and drop it inside the entrance and then you can leave.
Winter Grasp - Easiest to do this is when the portal there is up in the portal room in dalaran. If you go there by mount, remember that it's a no-fly zone
Gurubashi Arena - This is in Stranglethorn Vale You can't get this outside the arena itself even though the minimap shows you as in the arena. Make sure the minimap sais "Battle Ring"
Naxxramas - You need to be in a raid group (can consist of only two people) and enter. For those that hasn't you need to go up under the flying building and into it.

Hope this helps someone.

TomWolf @ Sporeggar.EU

Comment by 150990

Where is the Gurubashi Arena?

Comment by morgh

You need to be level 80 to enter Naxxramas.

So, again, it looks like Blizzard has made this title a level 80 title only.

That sucks but oh well, time to grind out the last 3 levels or wait until next year.

Comment by 250813

It's possible to stand on the front lip of the Gurubashi arena, in the area that's still out-of-PvP, and pity a Love Fool from there.

Arriving at the Gurubashi Arena, I saw an Alliance Gnome plunk down a Love Fool. Standing on the lip, I was able to click on the dummy at extreme range, and got the last pity I needed for the Achievement. We cheered each other and departed.

Comment by Gnak

In Stranglethorn Vale, half way between Booty Bay and Grom'Gol Base Camp

Comment by 236316

If you're like me and hate PvP, you can get swim down in the lake in AB. There's at least one spot to the southeast where the zone changes to 'blacksmith', and the love fool can be placed in water.

Comment by Hyle

It appears that for WG credit, you need to actually be in the zone while it is contested. I dropped two there last night while Alliance had the zone with ~57 minutes left. And didn't get credit

Comment by 191181

You do NOT need to go any deeper into Naxx than just on the other side of the portal. I've seen a few people saying you can drop it by the summoning stone and still get credit, but this is NOT true. I wasted a love fool that way.

Find someone to make a raid group with, go in, drop the fool, pitty and you're done.

Comment by 281428

Will I be able to complete this portion with my alts who are not level 80 yet? I would like to get my 72 going on the world events, but don't know if she can enter Naxx.

Comment by 70404

The love fool in the Gurubashi arena is Pepitoz mourning over his lost love Cellinedion.

This is a reference to a machinima, which was actually chosen by blizzard to be shown on the official site...

A link to the page it is on

A direct link to the video

So cut the original poster a bit of slack rather than down-rating his comment into obscurity..... ;)

Pepitoz is really quite a good machinima, showing that you don't need amazing video editing skills, professional voice actors or hundreds of hours of footage to create something worth watching.

Comment by 302767

if you have too bad gear for naxx like me. after wg or something go to naxx and set up the fool xD

Comment by 168184

Requires level 80 as far as I know, unless anyone lower then 80 can get into Naxx.

Time to start leveling.
Please reply if there is a way for a 77 to get this achievement.

Comment by Gob4

I joined a raid for wintergrasp, then flew to Naxx and completed the achievement,and made it back to Dalaran before the portal opened to wintergrasp. You just have to enter the portal, no need to advance into the instance.

Comment by Razzorblade

I haven't tried this, but can you still /pity and get credit if the love fool is dead by targeting the box? Seems like you should since its name doesn't change.

Comment by 21968

"Battle Ring of Gurubashi Arena" is the pvp arena in Strangle Thorn Vale. Go into the pvp zone in the middle of it before popping the love fool.

Comment by 322184

how do you make a raid group? i dont see that in the list of options when i made a group

Comment by artkiller99

Just to sum up,
in order to get this achievment you HAVE to be 80. this is Blizz's way of getting people to be more active in the game by leveling faster. Elders achievment was similar due to one of the elders being in Gundrak, but the Elder would be accessed only in heroic mode.
Love fool, 3-5 can be obtained from the Gifts of Adoration. Yes, if someone puts a Love Foll down in the correct place, as many ppl as you want can /pity him and get the achievment, and no you dont have to be in the same group.
Remember that this is a Agro'er. so Watch were you put him down so that he wont get destroyed. or be quick enough to /pity him.
Regarding the instances and Raids, you HAVE to be INSIDE. being by the portal does not count! you will jsut waste a Love Fool

Hope this Clears some things up.

Comment by 287195

I walked into Naxx, dropped my fool, pitied him, and walked out. You don't need to go farther into the instance. I also did the same thing with AB's Blacksmith, The Gurubashi Arena, and The Culling of Stratholme. Oh, Wintergrasp has some hills on the outskirts that zone you in. It's an amazing thing; a priest with levitate. I just popped Levi and jumped. Didn't need to get killed or anything :D

Comment by wingman

For the wintergrasp one, I just did it then while the opposing faction owned it and the battle wasn't on. It wasn't in any significant location either, so you should be able to do it anywhere in the zone.

Comment by Milkzkrieg

My alt is level 63, and i would like to do this achiev. Anybody knows if its possible to do the "I Pitied The Fool" achievment AFTER the event is done? Like save some Love Fools and used them when im 80? Thanks

Comment by Ceruleagos

You need to be level 80 if you are considering getting this title. You MUST use a love fool inside the instances (Naxx and Culling of Strathholme), doesn't matter where. For Culling, I did it right as I zoned in and got credit. The same for Naxx. However, you have to be level 80 minimum to enter Naxx. You can't summon anyone lower level inside, so yea. Found out the hard way on my alt who has everything but Naxx.

Comment by 322555

if u are a a lower lvl and cnt get in in then can warlock summon u to naxxenttrance and do it there.

and for the culling of strathholme can u jsut stand outside doorway to inctance and do it there or do u have to go inside

Comment by Yvelle

As stated above, I was able to get the achievement while the opposing faction had control of Wintergrasp, and not during the battle. I don't know if who controls has any affect on completely this achievement.

Comment by Sinestra

At 65-91 in dragonblight (on a bridge) it says ''witergrasp'' and u get the info of the BG at the top of your screen. I droped the fool there and /pity it and it worked. :)

Comment by 321101

For the Wintergrasp achievement, I took my flying mount to 33,26 in Dragonblight and landed on the mountain, walked a little and zoned into Wintergrasp, threw the Love Fool on the ground, /pity, then walked back the way i came back into Dragonblight and got back on my mount. Opposing faction held Wintergrasp but that doesn't matter as long as you're in the zone.

Comment by 140992

there is a place in WG were u can fly, do this achievement and take off again. its located at 51.5-97.5. Its right along the border of WG and IC. if u put the fool in the wrong place, just remember this, YOU have to be at the required spot. the fool doesnt matter as long as u can target it while you are in the right location.

Comment by 307382

As i saaw the comments above it is impossible to do this achievement as an 70 lvl mage. Done all the others except this and the "Be Mine!" one.
Destroying the junk now :/

Comment by Chodo

Zoning in is enough. So yes, you can just invite a friend, convert to raid and zone in.

Comment by CyberBlade

Wintergrasp: Can be done anywhere in Wintergrasp.
Arathi Basin Blacksmith: Cone be done anywhere near the Blacksmith.
Naxxramas: You have to do it inside the Raid-instance. It can be done just when you enter. You do not have to advance in the Raid.
Battle Ring of Gurubashi Arena: Can be done inside the ring. Where the PvP is going on.
The Culling of Stratholme: Can be done just inside the instance.

I hope this helps :)

Comment by 264964

But the question is: "Can you get a friend, invite him to a party, convert it to a raid group, enter Naxxramas, lay down your love-fool, pity it and get the achievement. Or do you need to advance further into the instance rather than just inside the portal?"

Yes. I just did it today. 2 ppl in the raid group, one was in Durotar. I popped into Naxx, /pitied, and got credit.

Comment by Seriusftw

I can confirm that you get a friend, invite him to a party, convert it to a raid group, enter Naxxramas, lay down your love-fool, pity it and get the achievement. you do not need to go further into the instance, just inside the portal is fine,

Thats how i did it.

Comment by 288555

If you don't control the blacksmith areaand you just want to get it done and there attacking you, get a pally to bubble you, quickly plop a fool down and /pity it. Or if your a pally bubble yourself. Thats what i did.

Comment by 241166

yes you can just have two person raid group for naxx

Comment by PirateSpice

Yep! I just did this, and got the achievement.

Comment by chickensrool

summoning inside CoT stratholme DOES NOT WORK I REAPEAT WONT WORK

Comment by Mjensen

I got this yesterday: Grp up with a random player in dragonblight, converted to raid, entered instance, layed down love-fool and pity.

I just moved 10 yards maks in the instance, before I used fool.

Comment by Darkravager

I checked this, it only works if you enter the instance.
Get any old 80 to group you, convert to raid, then hop through the portal. Once inside, you can drop the dummy anywhere in the central chamber, without making a single kill.

Comment by soulol

You can pity a dead Love Fool and it will count for the achievement.

Comment by 207536

I placed mine down near the water, just inside of the "Blacksmith" zone limits, and it worked fine.

Comment by 150529

at which lvl you can enter naxx?

Comment by 323494

can't you get summoned inside Naxx by a warlock or something? it's like a regular summon then isn't it?

Comment by 68111

Does this have to be completed during the event, or can you do it anytime as long as you have the love fool?

Comment by 99583

I pitied the love fool in Arathi Basin today (after the event was over) and got credit for the achievement, so I assume it can be completed outside of the holiday. =)

Comment by Elarieline

I made a mistake by trying it at 78. Big mistake. You have to be lvl 80!

Comment by Taxersj

Yes just did it today with 37 minutes left on love fool, was last place I needed but just hit 80 two days ago but slipped my mind til I moused over box.

Comment by 322555

obvious MR.T PITY FOOL
THEN THERE WAS A I PTIED THE FOOL

Comment by 146819

I think Mr. T's Night Elf Mohawk should've been selling the Love Fools.

Comment by 39966

I tried /pitying people wearing title "the Love Fool" in the specified areas, but it didn't work, sadly :(

Comment by 541325

This quest has nothing to do with the Night Elf Mohawks.

What you have to do is save up your love cards and buy The Love Fool https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/item=22261

Then put him down in the places that are listed.
Then use the /pity emote on him.

Be Warned however, The Love Fool makes near by Mobs attack it so you have to be fast, these mobs can also turn and attack you right after it is dead.

Comment by Unii

So basically you have to be 80 to get this achievement and the title. WTH is up with that? I can complete everything else easily on my 25 rogue.. Seems like the only world events you can complete under 80 these days is Midsummer and Noble Garden...

Comment by Yammeh

Just so you know, the Pity Fool is consumed upon use. Just wasted 10 Love Tokens finding this out.

Comment by Xaith

In the Love is in the Air event of 2010,
the Love Fool is purchased with 10 Love Token.
Please note that each Love Fool is a one time use only, so you technically have to buy 5 of them for a total of 50 token.
While not necessary, it is recommended to do this particular achievement with your friends to reduce the total cost for each person.

Just like in the year 2009, you have to enter two PvP zones, one raid zone and one dungeon zone to complete the achievement, and one free for all battle arena in Stranglethorn Vale.
Player versus player combat can be avoided though, by just rushing to the Blacksmith in Arathi Basin, dropping the Fool and /pity'ing him. Make sure to enter the blacksmithy building before dropping the fool, just to be clear you didn't waste it.
Should there not be a battle going in Wintergrasp, it is very likely that you will not face an enemy player at all.

Comment by 164923

My "LoveFool" Disappeared from my bags after using it only 2 times. Any help?

Comment by 542180

Wintergrasp is only no-fly when there's a battle going on. :) Other than that this was super helpful! Thank you. :D

Comment by Lynkyn

What I did was spam /4 (LFG) looking for four other people with Love Fools. We went to Gurubashi and opened trade with each other to check we all had fools, then one person summoned their fool, we all pitied it. We then went to Culling of Stratholme and repeated the process. Then we joined Arathi Basin as a group, went to the Blacksmith and repeated the process. We all went through the Portal in the Silver Enclave to Wintergrasp, one person summoned their fool and we all /pity'd it. Then to Naxx as a Raid, went into the instance, someone summoned their fool, we /pity'd it, and five people got the achievement.

Got the achievement and only had to buy one love fool.

Comment by Jazzism

You can also get credit even after the dummy pops and there's just a base with a spring.

*edit* Oh yeah you don't get credit back if you buy one and not end up using it :/

Comment by Woffie

If it's not clear to readers...you need to buy Love Fools from the Gobbies or target ones already placed by others. This is NOT a NPC that is walking round. Must have been all the paint chips I ate as a child but for some reason I could not grasp this for like 45min of flying around WG using the target Macro.

...jeesh I need to drink more...

Good Luck!

Comment by 62855

Just wasted a love fool because, when I "zoned in" to CoS, it did not zone me in. I assumed (once the 4 min loading screen finally finished) that I would be INSIDE the instance, and plopped the thing down. It turns out it "zoned me in" right outside, if that makes sense >.<

So be careful when doing this quest with all the lag that some servers appear to be experiencing at the moment. I expected to finish my achievement today, and now I can't.

Getting lovely charms may be harder now also. It appears that blizzard has "nerfed" the ability to get them from trampling the undead in the citadel daily quests in Icecrown, and I've found the drop rate to be very low off normal kills.

Comment by 363646

Can someone tell me what i am doing wrong?
I tried this achievement 3 times in wintergrasp, all 3 times wintergrasp was controlled by the horde so there was no pvp going on.
I seached for an ice elemental and targeted him as i emote him with /pity
then i place a love fool item close too him so he attacked it.
I /pity him again for that i know for sure and i killed him.

after this i still have not my achievement so my question is what do i wrong?

i was thinking of kill an human maybe
or i was thinking of kill when pvp battle is going on.
but i dont want to spoil another 10 tokens of this achieve again.

Comment by 133620

FYI this is a ONE TIME USE item, so try not to waste it! You will have to buy 5 to get the achievement or leach off of others love fools!

Comment by 537321

lol....or in BG.....if ur a hunter,do eagle eyes w8 for an ally to drop the pity fool....then when u see it click and pity :)

Comment by 303059

I hate quests or achievements that REQUIRE you to be in a group. Seems like they should tell you, saving you a trip half way around the world just to find it out the hard way. >:-(

Comment by 56184

The most difficult part of this cheev is getting the fools... if you are lucky enough to have 4 peeps with one each, should be easy... I did this on my pally and lock with the intent of "solo'n" it, just for the lore's sake of it... may not have been the best way to go about it, but only 2days worth of charms, np.... only caviate is that you need at least one more to make the raid group required for naxx... enjoy

Comment by EZHK

Naxx requires you be IN the raid instance. By the stone won't cut it.

Comment by x5992

I hate when Blizzard does this. The holiday events are suppose to be fun and should be able to be completed by all players. Not just the 80s.

Comment by 450238

when you do the naxx one it will only work if you are in the instance not by the summoning stone.

Comment by 151989

I think it also needs to be mentioned, since it's not clear, that you need to have one Love Fool for each location. That's five in total. I was under the impression you could buy one and use it as many times as needed.

Comment by Allakhazam

Follow the guide for where from Thali. It's perfect.

You will need to either purchase a "Fool" from the vender for 10 tokens or know someone who has one.
The "Fool" is only good for one (1) use.

So....if you are doing this on your own, you will need to make sure to do the dailies for the love tokens, buy your 5 "Fools" and then go to all the places and set out your fool and /pity.

If you do all the dailies you should be able to buy one fool a day.

Hope this helps.

Edited, Feb 11th 2010 1:30pm by Nelani

Comment by Allakhazam

Here is a guide I wrote for this achievement:

http://www.&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@.com/world-events/love-is-in-the-air/i-pitied-the-fool/

Comment by Ivon

Proof that Blizzard actively hates the playerbase.

Sure. Lets make an achievement that's required for a meta of a FOR FUN event. But...we'll make it so one of the required areas is a FFA PVP spot so griefers, regardless of faction, can hang out and make sure you can't get the completion.

Comment by BoSoxFan08

WotLK Classic confirmed on 19 Feb 2023. You can be 77 and fly up to Naxx and stand behind portal swirl and it say "you have to be 80 to enter..." and throw down a Love Fool and /pity it and get the credit. I did it and gor the achievement. It was the final thing I needed for the I Pity the Fool and for the Love Fool achievement. It's been a good day. Got my Cold Weather flying and this today!

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Pity the Love Fool in the locations specified below.

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	Battle Ring of Gurubashi Arena (1)
	Naxxramas (1)
	The Culling of Stratholme (1)

	Arathi Basin Blacksmith (1)
	Wintergrasp (1)

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Love is In the Air Achievements Fool for Love - WotLK Classic Love is In the Air Event Holiday Guide - WotLK Classic

I Pitied The Fool

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